I have always used warm water and vinegar with a little bit of dish soap. I also used this to soak my kids toys when they were babies, and my daughter always did this with my Grandsons toys when he was a baby. It's completely non toxic, and safe for kids and pets, and is a natural disinfectant. Just soak the toys in this solution for an hour or so, then wash them, and then rinse them with plain warm water, and lay them on a towel to dry, or just dry them.